brief, terse; a Laconian, a person from Lacedaemon," the name for the region of Greece of which Sparta was the capital. The Spartans, noted for being warlike and disciplined, were also known for the brevity of their speech

lassitude

lethargy; LACK of interest

laudatory

commendable

lucid

clearly understood

Machiavellian

politically crafty, cunning

malinger

shirk; feign illness to avoid work; He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering.

disgrace; uh-proh'-bree-uh; noun
1. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
2. a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city" [syn: infamy]